Re: Remote office connection

I don't really see why you need the Perles. How about a frame relay
connection (can start at 56kb and scale up depending on need), CISCO
routers on both ends, and 5250 emulation cards in PCs with Ethernet
cards. Provides a solid, manageable implementation for the present and
lets you grow e-mail and other strategies on the network. 

My 2 cents,
Patrick

Lorne Sturgeoff wrote:
> 
> Hi, everyone.  I'm hoping to get some input from this knowledgeable group.
> 
> Consider the following scenerio.  You have a single AS/400 in a main office 
>with approx. 200 local workstations and several branch offices with no more 
>than 30 users per branch.  Branch offices are located across the country.  (In 
>Canada, but I think the situation would be similar in the US.)  All users are 
>all running the same green-screen application and must share all files.  At 
>present, all branch offices connect via Perle remote controllers over a frame 
>relay network.
> 
> Now, suppose you are considering opening a new remote office (1000's of miles 
>away) with another 200 users that must also share the same data and 
>applications. What would be the preferred  method (ie., effective and 
>relatively inexpensive) of getting them online?  A bunch more remote 
>controllers in the new office?  Another AS/400 in the remote office using DDM? 
> Something entirely different?
> 
> I'd be most grateful for any feedback from the list.
> 
> Lorne Sturgeoff.
> 
> +---
> | This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
> | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
> | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
> | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
> | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
> +---

-- 

Patrick Townsend                       mailto:townsend@patownsend.com
Patrick Townsend & Associates, Inc.    http://www.patownsend.com


+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---